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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(heap of ruins). (1) An ancient city of
Canaan
(Gen. 12:8), where it is spelled HA’I. Captured and destroyed by
Joshua
({vi 5980-5982;6041;6066;6140}Josh. 7:3-5; 9:3; 10:1; 12:9). Written
Aiath
(Isa. 10:28); and
Aija
(Neh. 11:31; Ezra 2:28). (2) A city of
Heshbon
(Jer. 49:3).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Royal city
of
Canaan
. It was known to
Abraham
, who pitched his
tent
between
Hai
and
Bethel
(Gen. 12:8). It was conquered by
Joshua
— after a repulse because of
the
sin
of
Achan
— by a stratagem; it was burnt and made a “heap” ({vi 5979-5982}Josh. 7:2-5; {vi 6004-6032}Josh. 8:1-29; {vi 6066-6067}Josh. 10:1- 2). It was near Bethel, in
Benjamin
’s
lot
, and apparently rebuilt,
for
it is mentioned in Ezra 2:28 and Nehemiah 7:32. It is probable that the
AIATH
of Isaiah 10:28 and the
AIJA
of Nehemiah 11:31 are the same as Ai, by the places
named
in association
with
them. In the district
there
are ruins scattered along the narrow summit of a ridge, and a depression among the rocky heights well suited for an ambuscade such as Joshua employed. The ruins are called
Haiyan
, 31° 55' N, 35° 16' E. Travelers say that when on the spot, the Biblical narrative of the capture of Ai
can
be vividly realized.
2.
City of the
Ammonites
, unknown (Jer. 49:3).
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Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
same as Ai, with article; "the heap"
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